Sandford Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 27 Apr 2026 BST
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Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
7.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 8AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (27 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (27 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
11
1.3
NNE
11
1.2
NNE
11
1
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
408
373
313
245
198
187
146
133
100
100
96
68
65
64
46
40
39
39
24
24
23
23
13
13
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:44PM2.76m
10:37AM2.94m
11:33PM2.91m
11:28AM3.07m
00:12AM3.04m
12:12PM3.17m
Low Tide
4:32AM1.11m
5:04PM0.48m
5:23AM0.92m
5:48PM0.38m
6:05AM0.74m
6:26PM0.32m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:28
5:24
5:22
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8:42
8:45
8:46
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
9
10
9
9
9
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
6
5
7
7
8
9
7
7
7
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
11
1.3
NNE
11
1.2
NNE
11
1
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
Energy kJ
408
373
313
245
198
187
146
133
100
100
96
68
65
64
46
40
39
39
24
24
23
23
13
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
18
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
11
11
8
9
9
5
4
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
6
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
5
0.1
N
19
0.1
N
17
Energy kJ
1
7
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
Energy kJ
2
3
3
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
81
81
189
161
21
21
21
21
21
25
155
155
25
152
155
152
155
155
155
155
155
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
8
7
7
9
7
6
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